#251
Posted: 1/8/05 at 10:40pm
Hello to all...
I am new to this board and a veteran broadway afficionado.
Having seen almost every new musical, revival, etc. since the early 70's I thought I was being real smart in the beginning when WICKED was in previews and I received discount vouchers for tickets. I blew this show off then as frivolous nonsense, and was thriled when the critics were less the enthusiastic about the show.
"Saved myself some money on that one" I said to myself.
Well, how could someone so into the theater be SO wrong about a show?
After it became a major hit, and everyone I knew kept saying , Idina Menzel, I had to get tickets.
It was a chore because by then the show was a sell out and she was said to be leaving January 9th.
I was able to get tickets for today's performance, the fateful matinee and have been waiting anxiously for months to see this show.
(I saw Idina when she was in RENT, but did not remember her much then).
Needless to say, I was blown away by her performance and this production. This is an EXCELLENT, very entertaining show, and IDINA leads a stand out, superb cast of broadway professionals.
So, I was heartbroken when she was hurt in the final number before the finale. We all knew it was her. There were many kids in the audience, and many were here to see her for the 3rd and 4th time. Some of them had tears in there eyes.
The announcer made the classic "is there a doctor in the house" request, and I will never forget the sight of 6 to 8 people, presumably doctors bolting from their seats and heading for the rear of the house to aid Idina.
They DID NOT clear the theater, we all just sat and waited for the show to resume, and there was NOTHING wrong with her voice at all.
The show resumed for those final minutes, and Jenneifer Thompson still appeared to be shaken over the entire affair. Shoshanna Beane was an absolute trooper and finished the show in style. You could sense she felt out of place at the curtain calls, and actually stepped into the background after coming out, as if to say, "I cannot accept these applause".
The audience gave a rousing, immediate standing ovation to the cast, but I, along with many near me felt cheated at not being able to give Idina her due accolades.
So, if you are going to tomorrow's final show for Idina, and she returns for the performance, please give her an extra round of applause for those of us priveledged to be in her presence at the matinee, 1/8/05.
Idina Menzel, Godspeed and all the best for a speedy recovery.
I am new to this board and a veteran broadway afficionado.
Having seen almost every new musical, revival, etc. since the early 70's I thought I was being real smart in the beginning when WICKED was in previews and I received discount vouchers for tickets. I blew this show off then as frivolous nonsense, and was thriled when the critics were less the enthusiastic about the show.
"Saved myself some money on that one" I said to myself.
Well, how could someone so into the theater be SO wrong about a show?
After it became a major hit, and everyone I knew kept saying , Idina Menzel, I had to get tickets.
It was a chore because by then the show was a sell out and she was said to be leaving January 9th.
I was able to get tickets for today's performance, the fateful matinee and have been waiting anxiously for months to see this show.
(I saw Idina when she was in RENT, but did not remember her much then).
Needless to say, I was blown away by her performance and this production. This is an EXCELLENT, very entertaining show, and IDINA leads a stand out, superb cast of broadway professionals.
So, I was heartbroken when she was hurt in the final number before the finale. We all knew it was her. There were many kids in the audience, and many were here to see her for the 3rd and 4th time. Some of them had tears in there eyes.
The announcer made the classic "is there a doctor in the house" request, and I will never forget the sight of 6 to 8 people, presumably doctors bolting from their seats and heading for the rear of the house to aid Idina.
They DID NOT clear the theater, we all just sat and waited for the show to resume, and there was NOTHING wrong with her voice at all.
The show resumed for those final minutes, and Jenneifer Thompson still appeared to be shaken over the entire affair. Shoshanna Beane was an absolute trooper and finished the show in style. You could sense she felt out of place at the curtain calls, and actually stepped into the background after coming out, as if to say, "I cannot accept these applause".
The audience gave a rousing, immediate standing ovation to the cast, but I, along with many near me felt cheated at not being able to give Idina her due accolades.
So, if you are going to tomorrow's final show for Idina, and she returns for the performance, please give her an extra round of applause for those of us priveledged to be in her presence at the matinee, 1/8/05.
Idina Menzel, Godspeed and all the best for a speedy recovery.
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Let's Keep LIVE Musicians in the PIT!
